What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED AIRSTAIR DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN OPENING DOOR. REATTACHED RING RETAINER AND SECURED AIRSTAIR DOOR HANDLE.
- Difficulty date
- April 30, 2008
- Submitted
- May 6, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N87550
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE205
- Aircraft time
- 24,333 hours, 29,112 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 5260 · Entrance Stairs
- Part
- Retaining Ring
- Part number
- MS166241075
- Condition
- Detached
- Location
- Airstair
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.